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How far apart are the foci of an ellipse with a major axis of 20 feet and a minor axis of 14 feet?
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How far apart are the foci of an ellipse with a major axis of 20 feet and a minor axis of 14 feet?

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The solution for this question is simple. First we need to divide both numbers by 2 which will give us 10 and 7. This is the equation x^2/10^2 + y^2/7^2 = 1sqrt(100-49) = 7.14 (the answer do not have a perfect square root)
Foci are 14.28 units apart
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